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marianeq

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  1. i am hoping to buy a SG Custom Classic model, or some eaqually nice looking SG, but there's just nothing to choose from here...
  2. I work in high school so i have a few weeks in summer and a week in spring and autumn, then couple of weeks during xmas, so plenty of opportunities to have a trip abroad. plane tix these days are relatively cheap to US, so a 1-2 weeks of hols are within reach. I am really tempted to fly there and buy what i want from a pool of hundreds of CS Pauls and SGs, as opposed to choosing from a handful of totally random* guitars sent to dealers in EU. I drove from North Wales to Frankfurt to buy my custom les paul and i saw a few at Musik Schmidt, all of them shredded to death by staff and clients, because thats the only opportunity for many of them to see and try one out. they are still being sold as NEW, but when i asked the staff to show me ONE box with an intact seal, they had nothing to show me. Fvck that, I says. I am happy to spend 350£ on a plane to NY or wherever and shop around. * - they may seem random, but they are not. Just the fact that local dealers dont want to commit to a guitar with a bigsby or with a single 'bucker, is a limitation. they are a random batch of the most commonly sold and accessible guitars. getting a guitar with a koa or with two necks.... not a chance.
  3. Hi everyone, I have a couple of questions regarding pics of Custom Shop guitars that i can see on facebook (being posted on Gibson Custom LP and SG accounts). some of those LPs are so stunning that it leaves me all itching to burn some money them. Every time i see a uniquely painted and put together LP i cannot help but wonder... a) are they actually for sale? B) WHO sells them? c) HOW can i buy them (who to contact etc.), and d) where to find the details on the construction of these guitars. I do realize that buying a Custom Shop Gibson of your choice, while you are in Europe, is NOT AN OPTION (European dealers themselves dont even know what they will/can get, and they always end up with boring duds). I really dont mind flying to US for a week, wander from shop to shop and buy one of them, then pay all the customs etc. and be endlessly happy about my purchase. I just wish these beauties were actually available to buy, somehow, in Europe.... I think i mentioned the idea of flying abroad to buy a guitar, somewhere.... Do you guys & girls think it's a good option/idea? the time wasted and extra costs are irrelevant. cheers
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